Steering Tension Adjustment - Suzuki VL800 Service Manual

• Install the clutch lever holder with the punch mark A aligned
with the clutch lever holder clamp as shown.
$ Clutch lever holder clamp bolt: 10 N . m
• Install the front wheel. ('7-5)
• Adjust the throttle cable play. ('2-10)

STEERING TENSION ADJUSTMENT

Check the steering movement in the following procedure.
• By supporting the motorcycle with a jack, lift the front wheel
until it is off the floor by 20 – 30 mm (0.8 – 1 2 in).
• Check to make sure that the cables and wire harnesses are
properly routed.
• With the front wheel in the straight ahead state, hitch the spring
scale (special tool) on one handlebar grip end as shown in the
figure and read the graduation when the handlebar starts mov-
ing. Do the same on the other gr p end
( Initial force: 200 – 500 grams
" 09940-92720: Spring scale
• If the initial force read on the scale when the handlebar starts
turning is either too heavy or too light, adjust it till it satisfies the
specification.
1)First, loosen the front fork upper and lower clamp bolts, steer-
ing stem head nut and steering stem lock nut, and then adjust
the steering stem nut by loosening or tightening it.
2)Tighten the steering stem lock nut, stem head nut and front
fork upper and lower clamp bolts to the specified torque and re-
check the initial force with the spring scale according to the
previously described procedure.
3)If the initial force is found within the specified range, adjust-
ment has been completed.
NOTE:
Hold the front fork legs, move them back and forth and make sure
that the steering is not loose.
(1.0 kgf . m, 7.3 lb-ft)
CHASSIS 7-35
Master cylinder
Handlebar
Upper
clamp
bolt
Clearance
Punched
mark